Dependency skipping execution with auto-finish for a microprocessor

ABSTRACT

A method of performing instructions in a computer processor architecture includes determining that a load instruction is being dispatched. Destination related data of the load instruction is written into a mapper of the architecture. A determination that a compare immediate instruction is being dispatched is made. A determination that a branch conditional instruction is being dispatched is made. The branch conditional instruction is configured to wait until the load instruction produces a result before the branch conditional instruction issues and executes. The branch conditional instruction skips waiting for a finish of the compare immediate instruction.

BACKGROUND Technical Field

The present disclosure generally relates to computer programming, andmore particularly, to a dependency skipping execution with auto-finishfor a microprocessor.

Description of the Related Art

For a conventional Load>Compare Immediate>Conditional Branch sequence,the typical process has the Compare instruction wait for the Loadinstruction to produce the result before the Compare instruction can beissued and executed. The Conditional Branch instruction will also waitfor the Compare instruction to execute and provide the control register(CR0) data before the Branch instruction can be issued and executed.

SUMMARY

According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, a method ofperforming instructions in a computer processor architecture isprovided. The method includes determining that a load instruction isbeing dispatched. Destination related data of the load instruction iswritten into a mapper of the architecture. A determination that acompare immediate instruction is being dispatched is made. Adetermination that a branch conditional instruction is being dispatchedis made. The branch conditional instruction is configured to wait untilthe load instruction produces a result before the branch conditionalinstruction issues and executes. The branch conditional instructionskips waiting for a finish of the compare immediate instruction.

According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, a method ofperforming instructions in a computer processor architecture isprovided. The method includes determining that a load instruction isbeing dispatched. Destination related data of the load instruction iswritten into a mapper of the architecture. A determination that acompare immediate instruction is being dispatched is made. Adetermination that a branch conditional instruction is being dispatchedis made. The mapper is read for load instruction destination relateddata. The load instruction destination related data is written into thecompare immediate instruction. The load instruction destination relateddata is used by the compare immediate instruction, during a finish ofthe compare immediate instruction. The branch conditional instruction isconfigured to wait until the load instruction produces a result beforethe branch conditional instruction issues and executes. The branchconditional instruction skips waiting for the finish of the compareimmediate instruction. The finish of the compare immediate instructionis an auto-finish step triggered in response to the branch conditionalinstruction being dispatched. The load instruction destination relateddata in the compare immediate instruction is accessed in response to theconditional branch instruction being dispatched for auto-finishing ofthe compare immediate instruction. In addition, the load instructiondestination related data in the compare immediate instruction is sent toa finish logic without waiting for the finish of the compare immediateinstruction.

According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, a computerprocessor architecture is provided. The architecture comprises adispatch module configured to determine that a load instruction is beingdispatched. Destination related data of the load instruction is writteninto a mapper of the architecture. A compare immediate instruction beingdispatched determination is made. A branch conditional instruction beingdispatched determination is made. The branch conditional instruction isconfigured to wait until the load instruction produces a result beforethe branch conditional instruction issues and executes. The branchconditional instruction skips waiting for a finish of the compareimmediate instruction.

The techniques described herein may be implemented in a number of ways.Example implementations are provided below with reference to thefollowing figures.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

The drawings are of illustrative embodiments. They do not illustrate allembodiments. Other embodiments may be used in addition or instead.Details that may be apparent or unnecessary may be omitted to save spaceor for more effective illustration. Some embodiments may be practicedwith additional components or steps and/or without all of the componentsor steps that are illustrated. When the same numeral appears indifferent drawings, it refers to the same or like components or steps.

FIG. 1 is a flowchart of a method performing an instruction sequence ina microprocessor according to some embodiments.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart of a method for processing an instruction sequencewith dependency skipping in a microprocessor according to embodiments.

FIG. 3 is a functional block diagram illustration of a computer hardwareplatform that can communicate with various networked components.

FIG. 4 is a block diagram of a computer processor architecture inaccordance with embodiments.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

Overview

In the following detailed description, numerous specific details are setforth by way of examples in order to provide a thorough understanding ofthe relevant teachings. However, it should be apparent that the presentteachings may be practiced without such details. In other instances,well-known methods, procedures, components, and/or circuitry have beendescribed at a relatively high-level, without detail, in order to avoidunnecessarily obscuring aspects of the present teachings.

The present disclosure generally relates to computer processorarchitecture and instruction processing. Generally, the embodiments maybe practiced in the fields of computers.

In the subject disclosure that follows, embodiments propose a computerchip processing architecture which skips the dependency associated witha compare instruction in a “load, compare, branch” type sequence ofinstructions. There is a time and resource expenditure in theconventional process that makes processing inefficient. The inefficiencymay become more identifiable as processor architectures are designed tohandle increasing numbers of instructions per second. Embodiments of thesubject technology improve the efficiency of instruction processing byfinishing the branch conditional instruction upon the load instructionproducing a result, without waiting for the results of the compareinstruction. The time required to process an instruction sequence isreduced and, in some instances, the resources for processing may bereduced.

Example Methodology:

In the following methods, flowcharts are shown to help describe theprocesses involved. It should be understood that the subject disclosurerelates to computer processor chip technology (for example,microprocessors, central processing units, and the like), and that thesteps in the processes disclosed are implementing executableinstructions within a processor architecture.

Referring now to FIG. 1 , a method 100 (sometimes referred to simply asthe “method 100”) is shown according to an exemplary embodiment. In FIG.1 , a three-part instruction sequence for execution by a processor isshown (I0 120 to I1 140 to I2 160, where I0 is the oldest instruction).According to embodiments of the present disclosure, the architecture forexecution of the sequence may be configured to have the Branchinstruction (I2) 160 wait for the Load instruction (I0) 120 to producethe result for GPR5 before the Branch instruction 160 can be issued andexecuted. The Compare instruction (I1) 140 may auto-finish at Dispatchtime and may not need to be written into the Issue Queue, and may not beissued/executed. When the Branch instruction (I2) 160 is dispatched, itwill grab information relevant to execution of the Compare instruction140. The Branch instruction 160 performs the compare computation andwrites the correct CR0 register when it finishes execution. An exampleof details of the architecture flow are shown below in FIG. 2 .

Referring now to FIG. 2 , a method 200 of processing instructions in amicroprocessor is shown according to an exemplary embodiment. In themethod 200, embodiments may be configured to allow the ConditionalBranch instruction 230 to skip waiting for the Compare Immediateinstruction 220 to execute. Instead, the Conditional Branch instruction230 waits for the Load instruction 210 to execute and produces theresult. When the Load instruction 210 is producing the result, theConditional Branch instruction 230 is woken up for issue and execution.This register dependency skipping allows the Conditional Branchinstruction 230 to execute without waiting for the Compare Immediateinstruction 220 to finish execution and produce its result. In addition,the Compare Immediate instruction 220 will be auto-finished (finishwithout execution) when the dependent Conditional Branch instruction 230is dispatched to provide additional performance improvement. In theprocess steps below, “Dispatch” refers to the dispatch module unit in aprocessor. As may be appreciated, the proposed approach saves processingtime and increases efficiency in the CPU.

Example Process:

Dispatch determines that a Load instruction 210 is being dispatched.Dispatch writes destination STF_tag, ITAG, Load bit, and W bit into theMapper. Upon determining a Compare Immediate is being dispatched,Dispatch may read the Mapper for the Load's slice target file tag(STF_Tag), instruction tag (ITAG), Load bit, and W bit (written bit).The result data is written (or going to be written) and available forthe dependent instruction to use as a source operand. The issue queuecan issue if W=1 for all of its source operands. If the Load bit=1, thenall the information is written into a Compare_Imm_info register alongwith the Immediate field of the Compare Immediate instruction 220. Thisregister now holds information that the Compare Immediate instruction220 is waiting for before it can be executed. The Compare_imm_info stagealso holds the ITAG of the Compare Immediate instruction 220, which willbe used for auto-finishing when the dependent Branch instruction isdispatched. Depending on whether a Conditional Branch instruction 230 isbeing dispatched, Dispatch may control the Conditional Branchinstruction 230 to grab the STF_tag, ITAG, W bit, and Compare'sImmediate from the Compare_Imm_info register and write these into theIssue Queue along with the Branch instruction. In the exemplaryembodiment shown, the retrieval of the STF_tag, ITAG, W bit, andCompare's Immediate may occur through a bypass mux. The Bypass Mux showsthat the branch instruction can get the compare information directlyfrom the compare instruction (if both are dispatched at the same time)or from the Compare_imm_info register. The Compare's Immediate is afield in the compare instruction itself. Specifically, it is the valuethat is being compared against. In block 140 of FIG. 1 , the “Immediate”after “GPR5” is where this data comes from. If the Compare and Branchinstructions are dispatching in the same cycle, then the bypass mux willselect these pieces of information from the Mapper and Dispatch businstead.

The Compare_imm_info is accessed when the dependent Conditional Branchinstruction 230 is Dispatched for auto-finishing of the CompareImmediate instruction 220. The Compare's ITAG is then sent to the finishlogic without waiting for execution. If the Compare and the Branchinstructions are dispatched in the same cycle, then the Compareinstruction may be auto-finished and may not be written into the IssueQueue 240.

The Compare Immediate instruction 220 ITAG from the Compare_imm_infostage may also be sent to the CR Mapper 250 to deallocate the Compare'sdestination for another instruction to use. At this time the CR mapper250 may also be updated with the Conditional Branch instruction 230 ITAG(as CR destination) so that younger instruction will know to depend onthe Conditional Branch instruction 230 and not the Compare Immediateinstruction 220.

The Compare Immediate instruction 220 ITAG may also be sent to the IssueQueue 240 to locate and deallocate the Compare Immediate instruction 220so that the Compare Immediate instruction 220 will no longer be issuedfor execution.

The Conditional Branch instruction 230 may then write into the IssueQueue 240. S2 field of the Issue Queue 240 will now contain theCompare's STF_tag, ITAG, and W bits. When the Load instruction 210 isissued for execution, the Load instruction 210 may wake up theConditional Branch instruction 230. The Conditional Branch instruction230 may be issued and executed when it becomes the oldest readyinstruction. The issuing Conditional Branch instruction 230 may alsobroadcast its ITAG to the Mapper and the Issue Queue to wake upinstructions that are dependent on its CR result. The Conditional Branch230 will read the load's write back result field (RA field) from the STF(using the S2_STF_tag) for the load's write back result. It will alsoget the Compare's Immediate field from the issuing Branch instruction.The Conditional Branch 230 execution of the branch instruction hereoccurs after the instruction entered the issue queue and specifically atthe time of issue. The execution starts at issue time and refers to theinformation that the execution-of-the-branch requires and where thatinformation is obtained within the microarchitecture. The RA data willthen be compared with the immediate field to produce the condition codeCR0. The Conditional Branch instruction 230 will then resolve theprediction using the resulting CR0 bits that it has produced earlier.The condition code generated by the executing Branch instruction willthen be written back to the CR0 register and will also be sent to thedependent instructions for wake up and issue/execution. The Branchinstruction is then finished.

Example Computer Platform

As discussed above, functions relating to dependency skipping in theexecution of processor functions are performed with the use of acomputing device. FIG. 3 is a functional block diagram illustration of acomputer hardware platform that can communicate with various networkedcomponents or operate as a standalone device. FIG. 3 shows a computingdevice 300 which may be for example, a personal computer, a networkcomputer platform, or a host computer platform.

The computer platform 300 may include a central processing unit (CPU)304, a hard disk drive (HDD) 306, random access memory (RAM) and/or readonly memory (ROM) 308, a keyboard 310, a mouse 312, a display 314, and acommunication interface 316, which are connected to a system bus 302.

In one embodiment, the HDD 306, has capabilities that include storing aprogram that can execute various processes, such as the processesdescribed in FIGS. 1 and 2 , in a manner described herein.

The CPU 304 may include architecture for processing instructions. Thearchitecture may include at least a dispatch unit 320, a mapper 324, andan issue queue 326.

Example Architecture

Referring now to FIG. 4 , a processor 400 and a processing environmentare described according to an exemplary embodiment. In one example, theprocessor 400 retrieves instructions from memory (e.g., RAM 308 of FIG.3 ) and loads them into instruction sequencing logic (ISL) 404. Theinstruction sequencing logic includes, for instance, an instructioncache 406, a fetch-decode unit 408, an instruction queue 410 and adispatch unit 412. Instructions are retrieved from instruction cache 406and decoded by fetch-decode unit 408. After decoding a currentinstruction, the current instruction is loaded into instruction queue410. Dispatch unit 412 dispatches instructions from instruction queue410 into mapper module 415, as well as completion unit 421. Completionunit 421 is coupled to a general execution engine 424 (comprising branchexecution units 430A-430N) and mapper module 415 and is configured todetermine when an issued instruction has completed. The processor 400further includes a branch queue 440 in signal communication with thebranch execution units 430A-430N, the issue queue 422, and thefetch-decode unit 408.

After the mapper module 415 has mapped the current instruction, issuequeue 422 issues the current instruction to execution units 430A-430N ofgeneral execution engine 424. In this example, execution unit 430A ma bereferred to as a branch execution unit 430N.

The general execution engine 424 exchanges data with data memory via adata cache 434. Moreover, issue queue 422 may contain instructions forexecuting the conditional branch. Issue queue 422 serves as thegatekeeper before the branch instruction is issued to one or moreexecution units 430A-430N for execution. As a general rule, aninstruction cannot leave issue queue 422 if it depends upon an olderinstruction to finish. However, in the exemplary embodiments shown, theconditional branch instruction skips waiting for the compare immediateinstruction. As described above, the mapper module 415 may be updatedwith the conditional branch instruction 230 ITAG (See FIG. 2 ) so thatyounger instruction will know to depend on the conditional branchinstruction 230 and not the compare immediate instruction 220.

Conclusion

The descriptions of the various embodiments of the present teachingshave been presented for purposes of illustration, but are not intendedto be exhaustive or limited to the embodiments disclosed. Manymodifications and variations will be apparent to those of ordinary skillin the art without departing from the scope and spirit of the describedembodiments. The terminology used herein was chosen to best explain theprinciples of the embodiments, the practical application or technicalimprovement over technologies found in the marketplace, or to enableothers of ordinary skill in the art to understand the embodimentsdisclosed herein.

While the foregoing has described what are considered to be the beststate and/or other examples, it is understood that various modificationsmay be made therein and that the subject matter disclosed herein may beimplemented in various forms and examples, and that the teachings may beapplied in numerous applications, only some of which have been describedherein. It is intended by the following claims to claim any and allapplications, modifications and variations that fall within the truescope of the present teachings.

The components, steps, features, objects, benefits and advantages thathave been discussed herein are merely illustrative. None of them, northe discussions relating to them, are intended to limit the scope ofprotection. While various advantages have been discussed herein, it willbe understood that not all embodiments necessarily include alladvantages. Unless otherwise stated, all measurements, values, ratings,positions, magnitudes, sizes, and other specifications that are setforth in this specification, including in the claims that follow, areapproximate, not exact. They are intended to have a reasonable rangethat is consistent with the functions to which they relate and with whatis customary in the art to which they pertain.

Numerous other embodiments are also contemplated. These includeembodiments that have fewer, additional, and/or different components,steps, features, objects, benefits and advantages. These also includeembodiments in which the components and/or steps are arranged and/orordered differently.

Aspects of the present disclosure are described herein with reference tocall flow illustrations and/or block diagrams of a method, apparatus(systems), and computer program products according to embodiments of thepresent disclosure. It will be understood that each step of theflowchart illustrations and/or block diagrams, and combinations ofblocks in the call flow illustrations and/or block diagrams, can beimplemented by computer readable program instructions.

These computer readable program instructions may be provided to aprocessor of a computer, special purpose computer, or other programmabledata processing apparatus to produce a machine, such that theinstructions, which execute via the processor of the computer or otherprogrammable data processing apparatus, create means for implementingthe functions/acts specified in the call flow process and/or blockdiagram block or blocks. These computer readable program instructionsmay also be stored in a computer readable storage medium that can directa computer, a programmable data processing apparatus, and/or otherdevices to function in a particular manner, such that the computerreadable storage medium having instructions stored therein comprises anarticle of manufacture including instructions which implement aspects ofthe function/act specified in the call flow and/or block diagram blockor blocks.

The computer readable program instructions may also be loaded onto acomputer, other programmable data processing apparatus, or other deviceto cause a series of operational steps to be performed on the computer,other programmable apparatus or other device to produce a computerimplemented process, such that the instructions which execute on thecomputer, other programmable apparatus, or other device implement thefunctions/acts specified in the call flow process and/or block diagramblock or blocks.

The flowchart and block diagrams in the Figures illustrate thearchitecture, functionality, and operation of possible implementationsof systems, methods, and computer program products according to variousembodiments of the present disclosure. In this regard, each block in thecall flow process or block diagrams may represent a module, segment, orportion of instructions, which comprises one or more executableinstructions for implementing the specified logical function(s). In somealternative implementations, the functions noted in the blocks may occurout of the order noted in the Figures. For example, two blocks shown insuccession may, in fact, be executed substantially concurrently, or theblocks may sometimes be executed in the reverse order, depending uponthe functionality involved. It will also be noted that each block of theblock diagrams and/or call flow illustration, and combinations of blocksin the block diagrams and/or call flow illustration, can be implementedby special purpose hardware-based systems that perform the specifiedfunctions or acts or carry out combinations of special purpose hardwareand computer instructions.

While the foregoing has been described in conjunction with exemplaryembodiments, it is understood that the term “exemplary” is merely meantas an example, rather than the best or optimal. Except as statedimmediately above, nothing that has been stated or illustrated isintended or should be interpreted to cause a dedication of anycomponent, step, feature, object, benefit, advantage, or equivalent tothe public, regardless of whether it is or is not recited in the claims.

It will be understood that the terms and expressions used herein havethe ordinary meaning as is accorded to such terms and expressions withrespect to their corresponding respective areas of inquiry and studyexcept where specific meanings have otherwise been set forth herein.Relational terms such as first and second and the like may be usedsolely to distinguish one entity or action from another withoutnecessarily requiring or implying any actual such relationship or orderbetween such entities or actions. The terms “comprises,” “comprising,”or any other variation thereof, are intended to cover a non-exclusiveinclusion, such that a process, method, article, or apparatus thatcomprises a list of elements does not include only those elements butmay include other elements not expressly listed or inherent to suchprocess, method, article, or apparatus. An element proceeded by “a” or“an” does not, without further constraints, preclude the existence ofadditional identical elements in the process, method, article, orapparatus that comprises the element.

The Abstract of the Disclosure is provided to allow the reader toquickly ascertain the nature of the technical disclosure. It issubmitted with the understanding that it will not be used to interpretor limit the scope or meaning of the claims. In addition, in theforegoing Detailed Description, it can be seen that various features aregrouped together in various embodiments for the purpose of streamliningthe disclosure. This method of disclosure is not to be interpreted asreflecting an intention that the claimed embodiments have more featuresthan are expressly recited in each claim. Rather, as the followingclaims reflect, inventive subject matter lies in less than all featuresof a single disclosed embodiment. Thus, the following claims are herebyincorporated into the Detailed Description, with each claim standing onits own as a separately claimed subject matter.

1. A method of performing instructions in a computer processorarchitecture, comprising: determining that a load instruction is beingdispatched; writing destination related data of the load instructioninto a mapper of the architecture; determining that a compare immediateinstruction is being dispatched; determining that a branch conditionalinstruction is being dispatched; and configuring the branch conditionalinstruction to wait until the load instruction produces a result beforethe branch conditional instruction issues and executes, wherein thebranch conditional instruction skips waiting for a finish of the compareimmediate instruction.
 2. The method of claim 1, wherein the finish ofthe compare immediate instruction is an auto-finish step triggered inresponse to the branch conditional instruction being dispatched.
 3. Themethod of claim 1, further comprising: the branch conditionalinstruction retrieving information relevant to the finish of the compareimmediate instruction; the branch conditional instruction performing acomputation associated with the compare immediate instruction; and thebranch conditional instruction writing a correct control register valueat execution.
 4. The method of claim 1, further comprising: reading themapper for load instruction destination related data; writing the loadinstruction destination related data into the compare immediateinstruction; and using the load instruction destination related data bythe compare immediate instruction, during the finish of the compareimmediate instruction.
 5. The method of claim 4, further comprising: thebranch conditional instruction retrieving the load instructiondestination related data from a register associated with the compareimmediate instruction; and writing the load instruction destinationrelated data and the branch conditional instruction into an issue queue.6. The method of claim 2, further comprising: accessing the loadinstruction destination related data in the compare immediateinstruction in response to the conditional branch instruction beingdispatched for auto-finishing of the compare immediate instruction; andsending the load instruction destination related data in the compareimmediate instruction to a finish logic without waiting for the finishof the compare immediate instruction.
 7. The method of claim 6, furthercomprising: sending the load instruction destination related data in thecompare immediate instruction to a control registry mapper; anddeallocating the load instruction destination related data in thecompare immediate instruction.
 8. The method of claim 7, furthercomprising sending the load instruction destination related data in thecompare immediate instruction to an issue queue to locate and deallocatethe compare immediate instruction so that the compare immediateinstruction will no longer be issued for execution.
 9. A method ofperforming instructions in a computer processor architecture,comprising: determining that a load instruction is being dispatched;writing destination related data of the load instruction into a mapperof the architecture; determining that a compare immediate instruction isbeing dispatched; determining that a branch conditional instruction isbeing dispatched; reading the mapper for load instruction destinationrelated data; writing the load instruction destination related data intothe compare immediate instruction; using the load instructiondestination related data by the compare immediate instruction, during afinish of the compare immediate instruction; configuring the branchconditional instruction to wait until the load instruction produces aresult before the branch conditional instruction issues and executes,wherein: the branch conditional instruction skips waiting for the finishof the compare immediate instruction, and the finish of the compareimmediate instruction is an auto-finish step triggered in response tothe branch conditional instruction being dispatched; accessing the loadinstruction destination related data in the compare immediateinstruction in response to the conditional branch instruction beingdispatched for auto-finishing of the compare immediate instruction; andsending the load instruction destination related data in the compareimmediate instruction to a finish logic without waiting for the finishof the compare immediate instruction.
 10. The method of claim 9, furthercomprising: the branch conditional instruction retrieving informationrelevant to the finish of the compare immediate instruction; the branchconditional instruction performing a computation associated with thecompare immediate instruction; and the branch conditional instructionwriting a correct control register value at execution.
 11. The method ofclaim 9, further comprising: sending the load instruction destinationrelated data in the compare immediate instruction to a control registrymapper; and deallocating the load instruction destination related datain the compare immediate instruction.
 12. The method of claim 11,further comprising sending the load instruction destination related datain the compare immediate instruction to an issue queue to locate anddeallocate the compare immediate instruction so that the compareimmediate instruction will no longer be issued for execution.
 13. Acomputer processor architecture, comprising: a dispatch moduleconfigured to: determine that a load instruction is being dispatched;write destination related data of the load instruction into a mapper ofthe architecture; determine that a compare immediate instruction isbeing dispatched; determine that a branch conditional instruction isbeing dispatched; and configure the branch conditional instruction towait until the load instruction produces a result before the branchconditional instruction issues and executes, wherein the branchconditional instruction skips waiting for a finish of the compareimmediate instruction.
 14. The computer processor architecture of claim13, wherein the finish of the compare immediate instruction is anauto-finish step triggered in response to the branch conditionalinstruction being dispatched.
 15. The computer processor architecture ofclaim 13, wherein: the branch conditional instruction is operative toretrieve information relevant to the finish of the compare immediateinstruction; the branch conditional instruction is operative to performa computation associated with the compare immediate instruction; and thebranch conditional instruction is operative to write a correct controlregister value at execution.
 16. The computer processor architecture ofclaim 13, further configured to: read the mapper for load instructiondestination related data; write the load instruction destination relateddata into the compare immediate instruction; and use the loadinstruction destination related data by the compare immediateinstruction, during the finish of the compare immediate instruction. 17.The computer processor architecture of claim 16, wherein the branchconditional instruction is operative to retrieve the load instructiondestination related data from a register associated with the compareimmediate instruction; and write the load instruction destinationrelated data and the branch conditional instruction into an issue queue.18. The computer processor architecture of claim 14, further configuredto: access the load instruction destination related data in the compareimmediate instruction in response to the conditional branch instructionbeing dispatched for auto-finishing of the compare immediateinstruction; and send the load instruction destination related data inthe compare immediate instruction to a finish logic without waiting forthe finish of the compare immediate instruction.
 19. The computerprocessor architecture of claim 18, further configured to: send the loadinstruction destination related data in the compare immediateinstruction to a control registry mapper; and deallocate the loadinstruction destination related data in the compare immediateinstruction.
 20. The computer processor architecture of claim 19,further configured to send the load instruction destination related datain the compare immediate instruction to an issue queue to locate anddeallocate the compare immediate instruction so that the compareimmediate instruction will no longer be issued for execution.